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Post by oleschoolaggie on Apr 8, 2011 10:05:38 GMT -5
frisco, i usually agree with most of your posts, but if we're really honest with ourselves we'd recognize that corbett hasn't been hype in years. other than nccu, we probably averaged less than 3,000 fans per game in corbett this year. maybe even less than that. i don't think less than 3,000 fans per game will sway too many recruits.
i think back in the day, corbett was legitimately a special atmosphere. but now, our attendance figures are dwindling and now schools like hampton outdraw us. until our attendance is back up to where it use to be, we need to stop acting like corbett is the next coming of cameron indoor stadium.
many recruits consider a school's basketball facility more than just where they play about 12 games. they see it as where they will spend a large part of their time practicing almost every day. and recruits are no different than most other folks. if someone offered you a brand new car versus a used car of the same model, most folk would take the new car.
kids today are very materialistic. i've gone on several official d1 recruiting visits with my daughter and a few of my former players, and without question their eyes light up like a kid on christmas day when they see these brand new arenas and weightrooms. my daughter almost went to ecu for that very reason alone. i'm not saying facilities alone are the deciding factor for most recruits, but it definitely carries a lot of weight.
i don't know if its true that corbett doesn't have additional portable baskets, but imagine if it doesn't and a recruit goes to coppin, hampton, or famu and sees 6 sparkling new baskets where they can individually work on their shooting skills and post moves in a like new environment that resembles a true d1 facility. if it came down to facilities, corbett would be at a major disadvantage. for a lot of recruits, basketball facilities are like picking an apartment to live in. the newer apartment with extra amenities will win over an older apartment with less amenities...
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Apr 8, 2011 10:32:06 GMT -5
I see your point. But our talent level or level of recruits is in the top three of the MEAC. You could argue that Morgan and Hampton have stronger recruits top to bottom. But outside of that you have a few teams with great individual players.
I realize our talent level is not at true mid-major but its with out a doubt top three in the MEAC. So for that reason I say facilities at Corbett have not been a recruting disadvantage.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Apr 8, 2011 11:11:10 GMT -5
as i stated, facilities alone aren't necessarily the deciding factor. but i think it carries a lot of weight. there's also several other factors to come into play for recruits like the program's recent track record, on campus housing, the school's profile, academics, etc.
but in regards to eaves' recruiting, the biggest advantage he has is his own "name recognition". his resume' as a former louisville point guard who won a d1 national championship, played in the nba, and coached in the nba is very appealing to low major recruits. that's eaves' biggest drawing card/advantage in my opinion. no one in the meac has better name recognition than eaves except maybe todd bozeman.
certainly his record as a head coach doesn't impress very many folks and he hasn't won any championships. take away the "jerry eaves" name recognition and he wouldn't have very much to impress recruits with. we'll have to wait and see about next season, but i agree that his overall talent level this past season ranked in the upper quarter (top 3) of the meac. i keep thinking how much better we could've been had we not loss justin black...
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Post by Aggie E on Apr 8, 2011 13:27:47 GMT -5
but in regards to eaves' recruiting, the biggest advantage he has is his own "name recognition". his resume' as a former louisville point guard who won a d1 national championship, played in the nba, and coached in the nba is very appealing to low major recruits. that's eaves' biggest drawing card/advantage in my opinion. True...that's probably why he recruits so heavily in Kentucky, because that's where his name recognition has the most impact. A lot of kids of today's generation may have never heard of Jerry Eaves, especially when you're not winning consistently.
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Post by aggiebred09 on Apr 8, 2011 13:52:46 GMT -5
but in regards to eaves' recruiting, the biggest advantage he has is his own "name recognition". his resume' as a former louisville point guard who won a d1 national championship, played in the nba, and coached in the nba is very appealing to low major recruits. that's eaves' biggest drawing card/advantage in my opinion. True...that's probably why he recruits so heavily in Kentucky, because that's where his name recognition has the most impact. A lot of kids of today's generation may have never heard of Jerry Eaves, especially when you're not winning consistently. Co-Sign
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Apr 8, 2011 15:40:43 GMT -5
but in regards to eaves' recruiting, the biggest advantage he has is his own "name recognition". his resume' as a former louisville point guard who won a d1 national championship, played in the nba, and coached in the nba is very appealing to low major recruits. that's eaves' biggest drawing card/advantage in my opinion. True...that's probably why he recruits so heavily in Kentucky, because that's where his name recognition has the most impact. A lot of kids of today's generation may have never heard of Jerry Eaves, especially when you're not winning consistently. that's true, but its very easy to show the kid tv video footage of eaves' playing days in the final four, the championship game, associations with denny crum, and his nba playing days. that's all it takes to impress low major recruits. the same can be said for bozeman as well. a lot of today's recruits were barely in elementary school when bozeman last coached at cal. but the power of video footage, seeing eaves in that nba uniform, and coaching on an nba sideline will do the trick. videos are a powerful tool when recruiting...
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Apr 8, 2011 16:53:42 GMT -5
......just waiting for him to show recruits videos of him being held on players' shoulders after winning an MEAC regular season/postseason title.....
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Post by aggie2ru on Apr 8, 2011 18:45:10 GMT -5
Many recruits also like to play for true winning coaches, not .500 in MEAC coaches. ERRRRRRBODY likes to win and feel that their coach can maximize their talent. Also, getting talent does not equate to victories--you have to be able to coach a little sumthin, sumthin!!!!
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Post by aggie2ru on Dec 14, 2011 17:49:54 GMT -5
Ok my peepus........who on here besides myself have contacted Martin and/orHilton about getting rid of the artisit formally known as Jerry Eaves? ? Are there any AGGIES in the house? ??
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Post by aggieblackie on Dec 14, 2011 22:19:24 GMT -5
Don't ever mention Sidney Lowe's name again that concerns A&T in any manner. He disrespected us by trying to blame us for his son's stupid actions.
He can't coach either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2011 16:50:19 GMT -5
Don't ever mention Sidney Lowe's name again that concerns A&T in any manner. He disrespected us by trying to blame us for his son's stupid actions. He can't coach either.
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Post by aggieblackie on Dec 15, 2011 19:54:18 GMT -5
Man, you guys are talking in circles. One day you want to fire Eaves and the next day you want to let him finish his contract. Look at his damn record and his coaching style and ability. If you gave his program 2 million dollars to spend as he like he still will be a loser. He can't coach. Simple as that. Find a new coach because he has taken us as far as he can. He is riding on fumes.
I would hire him in the athletic administration to show him our appreciation and to use some of his skills as a fund raiser.
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Post by bigpeete1 on Dec 16, 2011 20:19:01 GMT -5
YOU GUYS MUST HAVE LOSE YOUR DAMN MINDS. A&T DO NOT HAVE A TOP 3 (MEAC) TALENT LEVEL. THAT IS ONE A&T'S PROBLEM, THE FANS HAVE BLINDERS ON. THAT'S WHY EAVES HAVE SURVIVED FOR SO LONG.
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Post by aggie2ru on Dec 16, 2011 20:56:18 GMT -5
Let Stith finish the season------then we will see his skills.
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Post by DECKS on Jan 3, 2012 21:20:02 GMT -5
Damn! After tonight I'm about ready to join the movement!
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